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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"School-based administrators"”.
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Improving Teacher Evaluation Through Enhanced Support for Teachers and School Based Administrators
<p>It is no secret that school accountability is a common theme heard in discourse among governmental and local officials. This theme reaches across educational institutions throughout the Nation. Parents, policymakers, and educators are calling for and demanding educational reform to improve the …
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A Multiple Case Study Examining Perceptions of Preparedness and Standards Alignment of Principal Preparation Cohort Programs
… preparation program cohorts in one large school district in the Mid-Atlantic perceived their program was preparing them, or has prepared them, to be school-based administrators. Current cohort students and graduates were studied to determine their perceptions regarding how well their …
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Assessing attitudes of administrators, core content teachers, and special education teachers at the middle school level toward the inclusion of special education students into general education classes
… study was to assess attitudes of acceptance by administrators, core content teachers, and special education teachers at the middle school level toward the inclusion of special education students into general education classes in a large suburban school district. Research questions for this study …
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Investing in the Modern Day Public School Administrator: Advocating for Change in the Development of Turnaround Principals: A Policy Advocacy Document
… research that suggests that in turnaround school situations, the principals who bring about significant gains in student achievement consistently demonstrate a combination of 10 actions within 4 general categories. This is a Winter/Spring 2014 project that involved district leaders and …
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Identifying the Competencies Required to be a Highly Effective Leader in a Low-Performing School
… be a highly effective leader in a low-performing school. This is a Fall 2013 project that involved district leaders and school-based administrators in one of the largest school districts in Florida. This project is important because if successful, it can directly affect the 25% lowest achieving …
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An Explorational Study of Educational Leaders' Attitudes, Opinions, Understanding, and Application of Student Growth Percentile (SGP) Data
… popular tool to use when evaluating teachers and school-based administrators, even though this is not the purpose of their design. Previous studies have examined the impact of student growth measures on teachers who are evaluated annually with a tool that includes a component of student growth. …
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Effective Retention Strategies for Teachers in Large Urban Communities With Majority Black Student Population
… the role of teacher preparation, compensation, school-based administrators, and professional development in teacher retention. The research suggests a phenomenological study, with the purpose of answering the following research question: What are effective retention strategies for teachers in an …
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A case study and proposed decision guide for allocating instructional computing resources at the school site level
School based administrators must often determine the use of potentially powerful computing resources for the school's instructional program. While site level administrators have allocated many kinds of resources within the schools, the allocation of this new technology has little precedent. A …
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DEVELOPING BELIEFS AND CHALLENGING ASSUMPTIONS: A CASE STUDY OF A BEGINNING TEACHER’S UNDERSTANDING OF PARENT ENGAGEMENT
… purpose of this research was to investigate how school culture, induction programs, and a beginning teacher’s prior beliefs and experiences influenced a beginning teacher’s understanding of parent engagement. Literature was reviewed pertaining to teacher induction, teacher interactions with …
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Principal Self-Efficacy in Principals of Fully Accredited Virginia Public High Schools
… of Fully Accredited Virginia Public High Schools Will Adrian Melbye Abstract The purpose of this study was to examine the scores of principals of fully accredited Virginia public high schools on the Principal Self-Efficacy Scale (PSES) survey. According to the Virginia Department of …
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AVID Implementation and Program Fidelity: One District's Case
… the study was to examine how four different high schools within one school district implemented the AVID program. The researcher used a comparative case study model to examine the different sites' programs and how the program and program implementation varied by site. The research questions …
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Market Values in Education: A Case Study of its Effect on the Principal's Model for School Governance in Alberta
… scale market forces such as parental choice and school competition onto educational systems in order to coerce school improvement. This shift may be prompting school-based administrators to shift school governance practices to reflect these market values. This shift, occurring in Alberta …
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Teacher Performance Pay: The Perceptions Of Certified School-based Pe
… enacted legislation in 1998 that required school boards to base a portion of the salary for school administrators and instructional personnel on performance. Although ahead of the required statutory timeline, the School District of Lee County implemented a teacher performance pay plan …